I thought Italy looked quite good, but were just Italian about leaving it late. They attacked and moved the ball very with ease.
Spain struggled against themselves to put away the overwhelming wealth of goal scoring opportunities they created!
Someone made the case that England had qualified with the lowest xG against and the furthest distance of average shot against to say they were keeping their opponents out and were defensively strong, even if they didn’t know their best attacking team. It’s hard to see a team that has both Bellingham and Foden in advanced positions clicking. They just get in each others way.
They need someone, probably Gordon offering pace and width on the left and Saka on form on the right. And Kane and Bellingham in the box or making runs for the delivery. Or more tinkering and try Foden on the right for Saka, keeping him as an impact sub. Which makes more sense as Walker can overlap and he can turn inside if he wants.
I’d be tempted to try Walker LB and TAA RB, but that’s unlikely to happen.
Spain struggled against themselves to put away the overwhelming wealth of goal scoring opportunities they created!
Someone made the case that England had qualified with the lowest xG against and the furthest distance of average shot against to say they were keeping their opponents out and were defensively strong, even if they didn’t know their best attacking team. It’s hard to see a team that has both Bellingham and Foden in advanced positions clicking. They just get in each others way.
They need someone, probably Gordon offering pace and width on the left and Saka on form on the right. And Kane and Bellingham in the box or making runs for the delivery. Or more tinkering and try Foden on the right for Saka, keeping him as an impact sub. Which makes more sense as Walker can overlap and he can turn inside if he wants.
I’d be tempted to try Walker LB and TAA RB, but that’s unlikely to happen.